Top COVID-19 news
Workers put up a Christmas tree at city hall late last month. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press files)
New rule at city hall: Starting today, anyone entering city hall, including visitors, will be required to provide proof of immunization and identification. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A Probe Research poll found two-thirds of evangelical Christians in Manitoba say they “worry about the long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccinations in children,” compared with 41 per cent of overall respondents. Nearly half the evangelical respondents — 49 per cent — said COVID-19 is an “overblown” issue, compared with 28 per cent of the overall population. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
‘Doing our best to stay connected’: Gabrielle Piché reports on how churches in the Southern Health area are adjusting to new pandemic restrictions that took effect Saturday. READ MORE
Fourth vaccine soon available: The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will reach some pharmacies and medical clinics this week, provincial Health Minister Audrey Gordon tweeted on the weekend. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
‘Unparalleled opportunity’: Morden Mayor Brandon Burley has been a vocal advocate for vaccination in a region of the province where the support for inoculation is low. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
FILE – Former White House strategist Steve Bannon poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press, in Paris, May 27, 2019. Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Bannon expected to surrender: Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump, was expected to surrender to authorities today after being indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. He is set to appear in court this afternoon, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press last week. READ MORE
Closing arguments in case: Lawyers will make their final arguments at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial for shooting three men — two fatally — during protests that erupted after a Black man was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Belarus sanctions expanded: The European Union has expanded sanctions on Belarus authorities and senior officials over a disputed election last year while accusing President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and others of waging a “hybrid attack” against the bloc using migrants. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Bridge reopens: Access to Kenaston Boulevard from the St. James Bridge was set to resume this morning. The southbound lanes were closed for maintenance last week. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with periods of light snow beginning later this morning, risk of freezing drizzle this afternoon, a high of -2 C, wind chill as low as -11 and wind from the southeast at 15 km/h.
In case you missed it
SUPPLIEDPen pals Margaret Hunt, left, and Marion Sheppard in 1960. Both were born on the same day and same year on farms 500 kilometres apart and have been writing each other since 1951.
Pen and paper: Two pen pals who connected through a Free Press ad decades ago are still writing to each other, 70 years later. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Rejoicing show’s revival: Shelley Cook’s weekly column is on the upcoming Sex and the City revival. READ MORE
Another Astroworld death: Ezra Blount, 9, has died from his injuries in a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival. Blount is the youngest of the 10 people killed at the Houston event, which was cancelled during its first night on Nov. 5. READ MORE
‘Honouring her life’: Events marking the 50th anniversary of the murder of Helen Betty Osborne were held in The Pas this weekend. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 15, 1926: The Manitoba Free Press reported a father and three children were killed at a crossing in Cobden, Ont., when a freight train struck their vehicle; cars behind theirs had been making so much noise the driver did not hear the train whistle. A seven-year-old girl was the only survivor from the struck auto. A visit to Chicago by Queen Marie of Romania was marred by a protest of hundreds of communists outside her hotel; King Ferdinand requested she cut short her U.S. tour and return to Bucharest.
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